Tuesday, 22 January 2013

The Kybalion: Hermeticism and Magic

The Kybalion

Hermeticism
and Magic

By Three Initiates

Chapter I.

The Hermetic Philosophy.

"The lips of wisdom are closed, except to the
ears of Understanding."

— The Kybalion.

From old Egypt
have come the fundamental esoteric and occult teachings which have so strongly
influenced the philosophies of all races, nations and peoples, for several
thousand years. Egypt, the home of the pyramids and the Sphinx, was the birthplace
of the hidden wisdom and mystic Teachings.

From her
Secret Doctrine all nations have borrowed. India, Persia, Chaldea, Medea,
China, Japan, Assyria, ancient Greece and Rome, and other ancient countries
partook liberally at the feast of knowledge which the Hierophants and Masters
of the Land of Isis so freely provided for those who came prepared to partake
of the great store of Mystic and Occult Lore which the masterminds of that
ancient land had gathered together.

In ancient
Egypt dwelt the great Adepts and Masters who have never been surpassed, and who
seldom have been equaled, during the centuries that have taken their
processional flight since the days of the Great Hermes. In Egypt was located
the Great Lodge of Lodges of the Mystics. At the doors of her Temples entered
the Neophytes who afterward, as Hierophants, Adepts, and Masters, traveled to
the four corners of the earth, carrying with them the precious knowledge which
they were ready, anxious, and willing to pass on to those who were ready to
receive the same. All students of the Occult recognize the debt that they owe
to these venerable Masters of that ancient land.

But among
these great Masters of Ancient Egypt there once dwelt one of whom Masters
hailed as "The Master of Masters." This man, if "man"
indeed he was, dwelt in Egypt in the earliest days. He was known as Hermes
Trismegistus. He was the father of the Occult Wisdom; the founder of Astrology;
the discoverer of Alchemy. The details of his life story are lost to history,
owing to the lapse of the years, though several of the ancient countries
disputed with each other in their claims to the honor of having furnished his
birthplace — and this thousands of years ago.

The date of
his sojourn in Egypt, in that his last incarnation on this planet, is not now
known, but it has been fixed at the early days of the oldest dynasties of Egypt
— long before the days of Moses. The best authorities regard him as a
contemporary of Abraham, and some of the Jewish traditions go so far as to
claim that Abraham acquired a portion of his mystic knowledge from Hermes
himself.

As the years
rolled by after his passing from this plane of life (tradition recording that
he lived three hundred years in the flesh), the Egyptians deified Hermes, and
made him one of their gods, under the name of Thoth. Years after, the people of
Ancient Greece also made him one of their many gods — calling him "Hermes,
the god of Wisdom." The Egyptians revered his memory for many centuries —
yes, tens of centuries — calling him "the Scribe of the Gods," and
bestowing upon him, distinctively, his ancient title, "Trismegistus,"
which means "the thrice-great"; "the great-great";
"the greatest-great"; etc. In all the ancient lands, the name of
Hermes Trismegistus was revered, the name being synonymous with the "Fount
of Wisdom."

Even to this
day, we use the term "hermetic" in the sense of "secret";
"sealed so that nothing can escape"; etc., and this by reason of the
fact that the followers of Hermes always observed the principle of secrecy in
their teachings. They did not believe in "casting pearls before swine, hut
rather held to the teaching "milk for babes; meat for strong men,"
both of which maxims are familiar to readers of the Christian scriptures, but
both of which had been used by the Egyptians for centuries before the Christian
era.

And this
policy of careful dissemination of the truth has always characterized the
Hermetics, even unto the present day. The Hermetic Teachings are to be found in
all lands, among all religions, but never identified with any particular
country, nor with any particular religious sect. This because of the warning of
the ancient teachers against allowing the Secret Doctrine to become
crystallized into a creed. The wisdom of this caution is apparent to all
students of history. The ancient occultism of India and Persia degenerated, and
was largely lost, owing to the fact that the teachers became priests, and so
mixed theology with the philosophy, the result being that the occultism of
India and Persia has been gradually lost amidst the mass of religious
superstition cults, creeds and "gods." So it was with Ancient Greece
and Rome. So it was with the Hermetic Teachings of the Gnostics and Early
Christians, which were lost at the time of Constantine, whose iron hand
smothered philosophy with the blanket of theology, losing to the Christian
Church that which was its very essence and spirit, and causing it to grope
throughout several centuries before it found the way back to its ancient faith,
the indications apparent to all careful observers in this Twentieth Century
being that the Church is now struggling to get back to its ancient mystic
teachings.

But there were
always a few faithful souls who kept alive the Flame, tending it carefully, and
not allowing its light to become extinguished. And thanks to these staunch
hearts, and fearless minds, we have the truth still with us. But it is not
found in books, to any great extent. It has been passed along from Master to
Student; from Initiate to Hierophant; from lip to ear. When it was written down
at all, its meaning was veiled in terms of alchemy and astrology, so that only
those possessing the key could read it aright. This was made necessary in order
to avoid the persecutions of the theologians of the Middle Ages, who fought the
Secret Doctrine with fire and sword; stake, gibbet and cross. Even to this day
there will be found but few reliable books on the Hermetic Philosophy, although
there are countless references to it in many books written on various phases of
Occultism. And yet, the Hermetic Philosophy is the only Master Key which will
open all the doors of the Occult Teachings!

In the early
days, there was a compilation of certain Basic Hermetic Doctrines, passed on
from teacher to student, which was known as "THE KYBALION," the exact
significance and meaning of the term having been lost for several centuries.
This teaching, however, is known to many to whom it has descended, from mouth
to ear, on and on throughout the centuries. Its precepts have never been
written down, or printed, so far as we know. It was merely a collection of
maxims, axioms, and precepts, which were non-understandable to outsiders, but
which were readily understood by students, after the axioms, maxims, and
precepts had been explained and exemplified by the Hermetic Initiates to their
Neophytes. These teachings really constituted the basic principles of "The
Art of Hermetic Alchemy," which, contrary to the general belief, dealt in
the mastery of Mental Forces, rather than Material Elements — the Transmutation
of one kind of Mental Vibrations into others, instead of the changing of one
kind of metal into another. The legends of the "Philosopher's Stone"
which would turn base metal into Gold, was an allegory relating to Hermetic
Philosophy, readily understood by all students of true Hermeticism.

In this little
book, of which this is the First Lesson, we invite our students to examine into
the Hermetic Teachings, as set forth in THE KYBALION, and as explained by
ourselves, humble students of the Teachings, who, while bearing the title of
Initiates, are still students at the feet of HERMES, the Master. We herein give
you many of the maxims, axioms and precepts of THE KYBALION, accompanied by
explanations and illustrations which we deem likely to render the teachings
more easily comprehended by the modern student, particularly as the original
text is purposely veiled in obscure terms.

The original
maxims, axioms, and precepts of "THE KYBALION" are printed herein, in
quotation marks, the proper credit being given. Our own work is printed in the
regular way, in the body of the work. We trust that the many students to whom
we now offer this little work will derive as much benefit from the study of its
pages as have the many who have gone on before, treading the same Path to
Mastery throughout the centuries that have passed since the times of HERMES
TRISMEGISTUS — the Master of Masters — the Great-Great In the words of
"THE KYBALION":

"Where fall the footsteps of the Master, the
ears of those ready for his Teaching open Wide."

— The Kybalion.

"When the ears of the student are ready to
hear, then cometh lips to fill them with Wisdom."

— The Kybalion

So that
according to the Teachings, the passage of this book to those ready for the
instruction will attract the attention of such as are prepared to receive the
Teaching. And, likewise, when the pupil is ready to receive the truth, then
will this little book come to him, or her. Such is The Law. The Hermetic
Principle of Cause and Effect, in its aspect of The Law of Attraction, will
bring lips and ear together — pupil and book in company. So mote it be!

Chapter II.

The Seven Hermetic Principles

"The Principles of Truth are Seven; he who
knows these, understandingly, possesses the Magic Key before whose touch all
the Doors of the Temple fly open."

— The Kybalion.

The Seven
Hermetic Principles, upon which the entire Hermetic Philosophy is based, are as
follows:

I.THE PRINCIPLE
OF MENTALISM.

II.THE PRINCIPLE
OF CORRESPONDENCE.

III.THE PRINCIPLE
OF VIBRATION.

IV.THE PRINCIPLE
OF POLARITY.

V.THE PRINCIPLE
OF RHYTHM.

VI.THE PRINCIPLE
OF CAUSE AND EFFECT.

VII.THE PRINCIPLE
OF GENDER.

These Seven
Principles will be discussed and explained as we proceed with these lessons. A
short explanation of each, however, may as well be given at this point.

I. The PRINCIPLE of
MENTALISM.

"THE ALL is MIND; The Universe is
Mental."

— The Kybalion.

This Principle
embodies the truth that "All is Mind." It explains that THE ALL (which
is the Substantial Reality underlying all the outward manifestations and
appearances which we know under the terms of "The Material Universe";
the "Phenomena of Life"; "Matter"; "Energy"; and,
in short, all that is apparent to our material senses) is SPIRIT, which in
itself is UNKNOWABLE and UNDEFINABLE, but which may be considered and thought
of as AN UNIVERSAL, INFINITE, LIVING MIND.

It also
explains that all the phenomenal world or universe is simply a Mental Creation
of THE ALL, subject to the Laws of Created Things, and that the universe, as a
whole, and in its parts or units, has its existence in the Mind of THE ALL, in
which Mind we "live and move and have our being." This Principle, by
establishing the Mental Nature of the Universe, easily explains all of the
varied mental and psychic phenomena that occupy such a large portion of the
public attention, and which, without such explanation, are non-understandable
and defy scientific treatment.

An
understanding of this great hermetic Principle of Mentalism enables the
individual to readily grasp the laws of the Mental Universe, and to apply the
same to his well-being and advancement. The Hermetic Student is enabled to
apply intelligently the great Mental Laws, instead of using them in a haphazard
manner. With tire Master-Key in his possession, the student may unlock the many
doors of the mental and psychic temple of knowledge, and enter the same freely
and intelligently. This Principle explains the true nature of
"Energy," "Power," and "Matter," and why and how
all these are subordinate to the Mastery of Mind. One of the old Hermetic
Masters wrote, long ages ago: "He who grasps the truth of the Mental
Nature of the Universe is well advanced on The Path to Mastery." And these
words are as true to-day as at the time they were first written. Without this Master-Key,
Mastery is impossible, and the student knocks in vain at the many doors of The
Temple.

II. The PRINCIPLE of
CORRESPONDENCE.

"As above, so below; as below so above."

— The Kybalion.

This Principle
embodies the truth that there is always a Correspondence between the laws
and phenomena of the various planes of Being and Life. The old Hermetic axiom
ran in these words: "As above, so below; as below, so above." And the
grasping of this Principle gives one the means of solving many a dark paradox,
and hidden secret of Nature.

There are
planes beyond our knowing, but when we apply the Principle of Correspondence to
them we are able to understand much that would otherwise be unknowable to us.
This Principle is of universal application and manifestation, on the various
planes of the material, mental, and spiritual universe — it is an Universal
Law. The ancient Hermetists considered this Principle as one of the most
important mental instruments by which man was able to pry aside the obstacles
which hid from view the Unknown. Its use even tore aside the Veil of Isis to
the extent that a glimpse of the face of the goddess might be caught. Just as a
knowledge of the Principles of Geometry enables man to measure distant suns and
their movements, while seated in his observatory, so a knowledge of the
Principle of Correspondence enables Man to reason intelligently from the Known
to the Unknown. Studying the monad, he understands the archangel.

III. The PRINCIPLE of
VIBRATION.

"Nothing rests; everything moves; everything
vibrates."

— The Kybalion.

This Principle
embodies the truth that "everything is in motion"; "everything
vibrates"; "nothing is at rest"; facts which Modern Science
endorses, and which each new scientific discovery tends to verify. And yet this
Hermetic Principle was enunciated thousands of years ago, by the Masters of
Ancient Egypt. This Principle explains that the differences between different
manifestations of Matter, Energy, Mind, and even Spirit, result largely from
varying rates of Vibration.

From THE ALL,
which is Pure Spirit, down to the grossest form of Matter, all is in vibration
— the higher the vibration, the higher the position in the scale. The vibration
of Spirit is at such an infinite rate of intensity and rapidity that it is
practically at rest — just as a rapidly moving wheel seems to be motionless.
And at the other end of the scale, there are gross forms of matter whose
vibrations are so low as to seem at rest. Between these poles, there are
millions upon millions of varying degrees of vibration. From corpuscle and
electron, atom and molecule, to worlds and universes, everything is in
vibratory motion.

This is also
true on the planes of energy and force (which are but varying degrees of
vibration); and also on the mental planes (whose states depend upon
vibrations); and even on to the spiritual planes. An understanding of this
Principle, with the appropriate formulas, enables Hermetic students to control
their own mental vibrations as well as those of others. The Masters also apply
this Principle to the conquering of Natural phenomena, in various ways.
"He who understands the Principle of Vibration, has grasped the sceptre of
Power," says one of the old writers.

IV. The PRINCIPLE of
POLARITY.

"Everything is Dual; everything has poles; everything
has its pair of opposites; like and unlike are the same; opposites are
identical in nature, but different in degree; extremes meet; all truths are but
half-truths; all paradoxes may be reconciled."

— The Kybalion.

This Principle
embodies the truth that "everything is dual"; "everything has two
poles"; "everything has its pair of opposites," all of which
were old Hermetic axioms. It explains the old paradoxes, that have perplexed so
many, which have been stated as follows: "Thesis and anti-thesis are
identical in nature, but different in degree"; "opposites are the
same, differing only in degree"; "the pairs of opposites may be
reconciled"; "extremes meet"; "everything is and isn't, at
the same time"; "all truths are but half-truths"; "every
truth is half-false"; "there are two sides to everything," etc.,
etc., etc. It explains that in everything there are two poles, or opposite
aspects, and that "opposites" are really only the two extremes of the
same thing, with many varying degrees between them.

To illustrate:
Heat and Cold, although "opposites," are really the same thing, the
differences consisting merely of degrees of the same thing. Look at your
thermometer and see if you can discover where "heat" terminates and
"cold" begins! There is no such thing as "absolute heat" or
"absolute cold" — the two terms "heat" and "cold"
simply indicate varying degrees of the same thing, and that "same
thing" which manifests as "heat" and "cold" is merely
a form, variety, and rate of Vibration. So "heat" and
"cold" are simply the "two poles" of that which we call
"Heat" — and the phenomena attendant thereupon are manifestations of
the Principle of Polarity.

The same
Principle manifests in the case of "Light and Darkness," which are
the same thing, the difference consisting of varying degrees between the two
poles of the phenomena. Where does "darkness" leave off, and
"light" begin? What is the difference between "Large and
Small"? Between "Hard and Soft"? Between "Black and
White"? Between "Sharp and Dull"? Between "Noise and
Quiet"? Between "High and Low"? Between "Positive and
Negative"? The Principle of Polarity explains these paradoxes, and no
other Principle can supersede it. The same Principle operates on the Mental
Plane. Let us take a radical and extreme example — that of "Love and
Hate," two mental states apparently totally different.

And yet there
are degrees of hate and degrees of Love, and a middle point in which we use the
terms "Like or Dislike," which shade into each other so gradually
that sometimes we are at a loss to know whether we "like" or
"dislike" or "neither." And all are simply degrees of the
same thing, as you will see if you will but think a moment. And, more than this
(and considered of more importance by the Hermetists), it is possible to change
the vibrations of hate to the vibrations of Love, in one's own mind, and in the
minds of others. Many of you, who read these lines, have had personal
experiences of the involuntary rapid transition from Love to Hate, and the
reverse, in your own ease and that of others. And you will therefore realize
the possibility of this being accomplished by the use of the Will, by means of
the Hermetic formulas. "Good and Evil" are but the poles of the same
thing, and the Hermetist understands the art of transmuting Evil into Good, by
means of an application of the Principle of Polarity. In short, the "Art
of Polarization" becomes a phase of "Mental Alchemy" known and
practiced by the ancient and modern Hermetic Masters. An understanding of the
Principle will enable one to change his own Polarity, as well as that of
others, if he will devote the time and study necessary to master the art.

V. The PRINCIPLE of
RHYTHM.

"Everything flows, out and in; everything has
its tides; all things rise and fall; the pendulum-swing manifests in
everything; the measure of the swing to the right is the measure of the swing
to the left; rhythm compensates."

— The Kybalion.

This Principle
embodies the truth that in everything there is manifested a measured motion, to and fro;
a flow and inflow; a swing backward and forward; a pendulum-like movement; a
tide-like ebb and flow; a high-tide and low-tide; between the two poles which
exist in accordance with the Principle of Polarity described a moment ago.
There is always an action and a reaction; an advance and a retreat a rising and
a sinking. This is in the affairs of the Universe, suns, worlds, men, animals,
mind, energy, and matter.

This law is
manifest in the creation and destruction of worlds; in the rise and fall of
nations; in the life of all things; and finally in the mental states of Man
(and it is with this latter that the Hermetists find the understanding of the
Principle most important).

The Hermetists
have grasped this Principle, finding its universal application, and have also
discovered certain means to overcome its effects in themselves by the use of
the appropriate formulas and methods. They apply the Mental Law of
Neutralization. They cannot annul the Principle, or Cause it to cease its
operation, but they have learned how to escape its effects upon themselves to a
certain degree depending upon the Mastery of the Principle. They have learned
how to USE it, instead of being USED BY it. In this and similar methods,
consist the Art of the Hermetists. The Master of Hermetics polarizes himself at
the point at which he desires to rest, and then neutralizes the Rhythmic swing
of the pendulum which would tend to carry him to the other pole. All
individuals who have attained any degree of Self-Mastery do this to a certain
degree, more or less unconsciously, but the Master does this consciously, and
by the use of his Will and attains a degree of Poise and Mental Firmness almost
impossible of belief on the part of the masses who are swung backward and
forward like a pendulum. This Principle and that of Polarity have been closely
studied by the Hermetists, and the methods of counteracting, neutralizing and
USING them form an important part of the Hermetic Mental Alchemy.

VI. The PRINCIPLE of
CAUSE and EFFECT.

"Every Cause has its Effect; every Effect has
its Cause; everything happens according to Law; Chance is but a name for Law
not recognized; there are many planes of causation, but nothing escapes the
Law."

— The Kybalion.

This Principle
embodies the fact that there is a Cause for every Effect; an Effect from every
Cause. It explains that: "Everything Happens according to Law"; that
nothing ever "merely happens"; that there is no such thing as Chance;
that while there are various planes of Cause and Effect, the higher dominating
the lower planes, still nothing ever entirely escapes the Law.

The Hermetists
understand the art and methods of rising above the ordinary plane of Cause and
Effect, to a certain degree, and by mentally rising to a higher plane they
become Causers instead of Effects. The masses of people are carried along,
obedient to environment; the wills and desires of others stronger than
themselves; heredity; suggestion; and other outward causes moving them about
like pawns on the Chessboard of Life. But the Masters, rising to the plane
above, dominate their moods, characters, qualities, and powers, as well as the
environment surrounding them, and become Movers instead of pawns. They help to
PLAY THE GAME OF LIFE, instead of being played and moved about by other wills
and environment. They USE the Principle instead of being its tools. The Masters
obey the Causation of the higher planes, but they help to RULE on their own
plane. In this statement there is condensed a wealth of Hermetic knowledge —
let him read who can.

VII. The PRINCIPLE of
GENDER.

"Gender is in everything; everything has its
Masculine and Feminine Principles Gender; manifests on all planes."

— The Kybalion.

This Principle
embodies the truth that there is GENDER manifested in everything — the
Masculine and Feminine Principles ever at work. This is true not only of the
Physical Plane, but of the Mental and even the Spiritual Planes. On the
Physical Plane, the Principle manifests as SEX, on the higher planes it takes
higher forms, but the Principle is ever the same. No creation, physical, mental
or spiritual, is possible without this Principle. An understanding of its laws
will throw light on many a subject that has perplexed the minds of men.

The Principle
of Gender works ever in the direction of generation, regeneration, and
creation. Everything, and every person, contains the two Elements or
Principles, or this great Principle, within it, him or her. Every Male thing
has the Female Element also; every Female contains also the Male Principle. If
you would understand the philosophy of Mental and Spiritual Creation,
Generation, and Re-generation, you must understand and study this Hermetic
Principle. It contains the solution of many mysteries of Life.

We caution you
that this Principle has no reference to the many base, pernicious and degrading
lustful theories, teachings and practices, which are taught under fanciful
titles, and which are a prostitution of the great natural principle of Gender.
Such base revivals of the ancient infamous forms of Phallicism tend to ruin mind,
body and soul, and the Hermetic Philosophy has ever sounded the warning note
against these degraded teachings which tend toward lust, licentiousness, and
perversion of Nature's principles. If you seek such teachings, you must go
elsewhere for them — Hermeticism contains nothing for you along these lines. To
the pure, all things are pure; to the base, all things are base.

Chapter III.

Mental Transmutation.

"Mind (as well as metals and elements) may be
transmuted, from state to state; degree to degree; condition to condition; pole
to pole; vibration to vibration. True Hermetic Transmutation is a Mental
Art."

— The Kybalion.

As we have
stated, the Hermetists were the original alchemists, astrologers, and psychologists,
Hermes having been the founder of these schools of thought. From astrology has
grown modern astronomy; from alchemy has grown modern chemistry; from the
mystic psychology has grown the modern psychology of the schools. But it must
not be supposed that the ancients were ignorant of that which the modern
schools suppose to be their exclusive and special property.

The records
engraved on the stones of Ancient Egypt show conclusively that the ancients had
a full comprehensive knowledge of astronomy, the very building of the Pyramids
showing the connection between their design and the study of astronomical
science. Nor were they ignorant of Chemistry, for the fragments of the ancient
writings show that they were acquainted with the chemical properties of things;
in fact, the ancient theories regarding physics are being slowly verified by
the latest discoveries of modern science, notably those relating to the
constitution of matter. Nor must it be supposed that they were ignorant of the
so-called modern discoveries in psychology — on the contrary, the Egyptians
were especially skilled in the science of Psychology, particularly in the
branches that the modern schools ignore, but which, nevertheless, are being
uncovered under the name of "psychic science" which is perplexing the
psychologists of to-day, and making them reluctantly admit that "there may
be something in it after all."

The truth is,
that beneath the material chemistry, astronomy and psychology (that is, the
psychology in its phase of "brain-action"), the ancients possessed a
knowledge of transcendental astronomy, called astrology; of transcendental
chemistry, called alchemy; of transcendental psychology, called mystic
psychology. They possessed the Inner Knowledge as well as the Outer Knowledge,
the latter alone being possessed by modern scientists. Among the many secret
branches of knowledge possessed by the Hermetists, was that known as Mental
Transmutation, which forms the subject matter of this lesson.

"Transmutation"
is a term usually employed to designate the ancient art of the transmutation of
metals — particularly of the base metals into gold. The word
"Transmute" means "to change from one nature, form, or
substance, into another; to transform" (Webster). And accordingly,
"Mental Transmutation" means the art of changing and transforming
mental states, forms, and conditions, into others. So you may see that Mental
Transmutation is the "Art of Mental Chemistry," if you like the term
— a form of practical Mystic Psychology.

But this means
far more than appears on the surface. Transmutation, Alchemy, or Chemistry, on
the Mental Plane is important enough in its effects, to be sure, and if the art
stopped there it would still be one of the most important branches of study
known to man. But this is only the beginning. Let us see why!

The first of
the Seven Hermetic Principles is the Principle of Mentalism, the axiom of which
is "THE ALL is Mind; the Universe is Mental," which means that the
Underlying Reality of the Universe is Mind; and the Universe itself is Mental —
that is, "existing in the Mind of THE ALL." We shall consider this
Principle in succeeding lessons, but let us see the effect of the principle if
it be assumed to be true.

If the
Universal is Mental in its nature, then Mental Transmutation must be the art of
CHANGING THE CONDITIONS OF THE UNIVERISE, along the lines of Matter, Force and
Mind. So you see, therefore, that Mental Transmutation is really the
"Magic" of which the ancient writers had so much to say in their
mystical works, and about which they gave so few practical instructions. If All
be Mental, then the art which enables one to transmute mental conditions must
render the Master the controller of material conditions as well as those
ordinarily called "mental."

As a matter of
fact, none but advanced Mental Alchemists have been able to attain the degree
of power necessary to control the grosser physical conditions, such as the
control of the elements of Nature; the production or cessation of tempests; the
production and cessation of earthquakes and other great physical phenomena. But
that such men have existed, and do exist to-day, is a matter of earnest belief
to all advanced occultists of all schools.

That the
Masters exist, and have these powers, the best teachers assure their Students,
having had experiences which justify them in such belief and statements. These
Masters do not make public exhibitions of their powers, but seek seclusion from
the crowds of men, in order to better work their way along the Path of
Attainment. We mention their existence, at this point, merely to call your
attention to the fact that their power is entirely Mental, and operates along
the lines of the higher Mental Transmutation, under the Hermetic Principle of
Mentalism.

"The Universe is Mental"

— The Kybalion.

But students
and Hermetists of lesser degree than Masters — the Initiates and Teachers —
are able to freely work along the Mental Plane, in Mental Transmutation. In
fact all that we call "psychic phenomena"; "mental
influence"; "mental science"; "new-thought phenomena,"
etc., operates along the same general lines, for there is but one principle
involved, no matter by what name the phenomena be called.

The student
and practitioner of Mental Transmutation works among the Mental Plane,
transmuting mental conditions, states, etc., into others, according to various
formulas, more or less efficacious. The various "treatments,"
"affirmations," "denials," etc., of the schools of mental
science are but formulas, often quite imperfect and unscientific, of The
Hermetic Art. The majority of modern practitioners are quite ignorant compared
to the ancient masters, for they lack the fundamental knowledge upon which the
work is based.

Not only may
the mental states, etc., of one's self be changed or transmuted by Hermetic
Methods; but also the states of others may be, and are, constantly transmuted
in the same way, usually unconsciously, but often consciously by some
understanding the laws and principles, in cases where the people affected are
not informed of the principles of self-protection.

And more than this, as many
students and practitioners of modern mental science know, every material
condition depending upon the minds of other people may he changed or transmuted
in accordance with the earnest desire, will, and "treatments" of
person desiring changed conditions of life. The public are so generally
informed regarding these things at present, that we do not deem it necessary to
mention the same at length, our purpose at this point being merely to show the
Hermetic Principle and Art underlying all of these various forms of practice,
good and evil, for the force can be used in opposite directions according to
the Hermetic Principles of Polarity.

In this little
hook we shall state the basic principles of Mental Transmutation, that all who
read may grasp the Underlying Principles, and thus possess the Master-Key that
will unlock the many doors of the Principle of Polarity.

We shall now
proceed to a consideration of the first of the Hermetic Seven Principles — the Principle
of Mentalism, in which is explained the truth that "THE ALL is Mind; the
Universe is Mental," in the words of The Kybalion. We ask the close
attention, and careful study of this great Principle, on the part of our
students, for it is really the Basic Principle of the whole Hermetic
Philosophy, and of the Hermetic Art of Mental Transmutation.

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